News ‘Inclusion base’ for every school – but who will pay? Leaders call for clarity as data shows current provision – and how it is funded – varies Ruth Lucas 4w Ruth Lucas 4w Safeguarding KCSIE 2026: Everything schools need to know Proposed guidance strengthens expectations around serious violence and mobile phone use in schools Ruth Lucas 4w Ruth Lucas 4w Ofsted Exclusive Ofsted reviews data shown in special school report cards New reports currently compare metrics like capacity of special schools to other schools in their phase, not other specialist… Samantha Booth 4w Samantha Booth 4w Schools Draft gender guidance urges ‘very careful approach’ to social transition Proposed guidance also states there are ‘no exceptions’ for single-sex spaces in schools Ruth Lucas 4w Ruth Lucas 4w School buildings Education estates strategy to replace CIF and create surplus land framework New process for repairs to standalone academies and small trusts will not require ‘full bids’, says DfE Ruth Lucas 1mo Ruth Lucas 1mo Inclusion DfE expects all secondary schools to have ‘inclusion bases’ Each school would have a ‘dedicated safe space away from busy classrooms where pupils can access targeted support’, says… Freddie Whittaker 1mo Freddie Whittaker and Ruth Lucas 1mo Academies Star academy trust fell victim to ‘historic fraud’ over several years MAT with 36 schools says ‘all reasonable steps taken’ following ‘significant financial irregularity’ Jack Dyson 1mo Jack Dyson 1mo Inclusion Government to write off 90% of councils’ SEND deficits Local authorities will get a grant to cover all but 10% of historic deficits accrued by the end of… Samantha Booth 1mo Samantha Booth 1mo News Heads ‘on trial’: 8 findings from first RISE evaluation But report concludes the initial rollout of Labour’s school improvement scheme has been a ‘success’ Jack Dyson 1mo Jack Dyson 1mo News Investigation Secret £1m bailout as PFI windfalls and school woes grow ‘Confidential’ deal to cover £1m ‘bullet payment’ revealed as figures suggest PFI firms could have made £86m in one… Jack Dyson 1mo Jack Dyson 1mo News MPs and Lords face off over trust admissions and phone bans Shadow education secretary says Lords amendments would ‘restore some common sense’ Freddie Whittaker 1mo Freddie Whittaker 1mo Academies CEO of trust with £8.4m deficit resigns after leave of absence Richard Gill leaves his role at the head of the Arthur Terry Learning Partnership Jack Dyson 1mo Jack Dyson 1mo Newer 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 1,028 Older